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Giant funnel-web spider with fangs so big it could bite through a human fingernail arrives at Australian zoo
Before Hemsworth, the record for the biggest male funnel-web spider belonged to a 3.1-inch (7.9 cm) arachnid called Hercules. "We're used to having pretty big funnel-web spiders donated to the ...
Europe’s biggest spider spotted in UK - you won't believe how big it is
The spider has since been taken in by enthusiast Jack Casson from Hartlepool, whose girlfriend named her Bessie.
How to spot venomous 'Europe's largest spider' as Brits issued warning after it arrived in UK
The arachnid in question is a Macrothele calpeiana, or Spanish funnel-web spider, and gave folks quite a fright when they saw ...
Venomous spider with ‘huge appetite’ spotted in the UK
A 1989 description of the species from the British Arachnological Society called it ‘Europe’s largest spider’, and also being ...